Écran Noir: latest Asian cinema stories

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10 stories

Écran NoirFranceDeauville 2026: Opening with Ethan Hawke

September 5

Écran NoirFranceFarewell, Jean‑Paul Rappeneau (1932‑2026)

September 2

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Écran NoirFranceDolly Parton and Tim Curry: Two Queer Icons We’ll Always Love

August 29

Écran NoirFranceNiu Lai by Yumeng Xin: A Calf Worth Gold

August 24

Écran NoirFranceAnnecy 2026: Short Films Overload

August 17

Écran NoirFranceAnnecy 2026: Two Work‑in‑Progress Projects to Watch

August 12

Écran NoirFranceAnnecy 2026 | Nobody de Yu Shui: A Satire on Heroism

August 8

Écran NoirFranceBIFFF 2026 | Kyma, The Mysterious Wave: A Vibrant Fantasy Adventure

August 5

Écran NoirFranceMarilyn Monroe: Six Most Impactful Early Films

August 4

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Écran NoirFranceAnnecy 2026: 58th Revisits the Memory of a Philippine Tragedy with Animation and Archive Footage

July 30

Cinepuuulse is a magazine, a radar and a diary about Asian cinema — Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Thailand — read from Tokyo.

Our mark is 銀幕, ginmaku, the old word for the silver screen; it is the same two characters in Japanese, Chinese and Korean. A magazine, because every week one film is worth reading about slowly. A radar, because we count what the region's screens are talking about — box office, festivals, directors, anime, streaming — and show it as it moves. A diary, because a seal is set each day in that day's colour, and the days add up.

We read the local press in its own languages and bring it over in English: the Japanese film sites, the Korean trade papers, the Chinese culture desks, the Vietnamese and Thai entertainment pages. Everything here links back to the people who made it; the images belong to their authors.

Cinepuuulse will keep changing. New sources, new signals, new ways of looking — a little better each week, never finished. If a film here made you want to buy a ticket, that is enough.

Thank you for reading. ありがとうございます。

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Écran NoirFranceDeauville 2026: Opening with Ethan Hawke

Écran NoirFranceFarewell, Jean‑Paul Rappeneau (1932‑2026)

Écran NoirFranceDolly Parton and Tim Curry: Two Queer Icons We’ll Always Love

Écran NoirFranceNiu Lai by Yumeng Xin: A Calf Worth Gold

Écran NoirFranceAnnecy 2026: Short Films Overload

Écran NoirFranceAnnecy 2026: Two Work‑in‑Progress Projects to Watch

Écran NoirFranceAnnecy 2026 | Nobody de Yu Shui: A Satire on Heroism

Écran NoirFranceBIFFF 2026 | Kyma, The Mysterious Wave: A Vibrant Fantasy Adventure

Écran NoirFranceMarilyn Monroe: Six Most Impactful Early Films

Écran NoirFranceAnnecy 2026: 58th Revisits the Memory of a Philippine Tragedy with Animation and Archive Footage

Écran NoirFranceAnnecy 2026: Two Work‑in‑Progress Projects to Watch

Écran NoirFranceAnnecy 2026 | Nobody de Yu Shui: A Satire on Heroism

Écran NoirFranceBIFFF 2026 | Kyma, The Mysterious Wave: A Vibrant Fantasy Adventure